Special NoticePosted Jul 21, 2026·Responses due Jul 31, 2026

Cheoah-Tusquitee Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest_Upper End Stand Inventory

Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 10

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
115310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12445026Q0027
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
F099
Place
Murphy, NC, USA
Contact
Gayle Geiger (gayle.geiger@usda.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12445026Q0027 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 21, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 27, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026, middle of the range Sep 11, 2026.
Measured from 12 past early notices at Forest Service with NAICS 115310 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 21, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The USDA Forest Service (USFS) intends on awarding a competitive BPA Call Order against the LMIR BPA for 12445026Q0027 - Upper End Stand Inventory. Location: Cheoah-Tusquitee Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest, 123 Woodland Drive, Murphy NC. 28906-3397 The Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR), 12445026Q0027, is a National BPA that consists of a large variety of work including Professional Services, Natural Resources Restoration, Engineering, Project Management, NEPA, Communications, and more. The BPA can be utilized in all Forests and Grasslands and is available for al… (show all)

l federal agencies to utilize. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification. This procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS. The LMIR BPA has continuous pre-solicitation sharing so that contractors may submit a proposal to join the BPA at any point in time while the BPA is active. If your firm would like to join, please contact the LMIR BPA Team at SM.FS.lmirbpa@usda.gov. Original documents pertaining to the LMIR Blanket Purchase Agreement can be found in the attachments located at https://sam.gov/opp/1e1dbb485706486c9aba63fab67f33e2/view under "Attachments/Links."

Who won similar work

232 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Forest Service), same NAICS 115310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
THREE STRIPES CONTRACTING LLC10$954KSep 15, 2026
KING MATTHEW R De Pere WI 54115 USA6$168KMay 14, 2026
ABSOLUTE FORESTRY LLC5$9.8MSep 14, 2026
IMPERIAL FORESTRY, INCORPORATED5$1.7MSep 18, 2026
GRAYBACK FORESTRY, INC.5$880KOct 7, 2026
JOEL FYOCK Mayhill NM 88339 USA5$334KApr 29, 2026
MP FORESTRY, INCORPORATED4$8.0MJun 25, 2026
SILHOUETTE FARM & FORESTRY, LLC4$966KMar 16, 2026
OC FORESTRY, INCORPORATED3$57.8MApr 30, 2026
GONZALEZ FORESTRY INC.3$57.5MApr 30, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Forest Service since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Forest Service job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 15 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.